Jacket by SACAI. 

Photographer Paul Mpagi Sepuya's Blurred Lines

The celebrated artist created an exclusive portfolio for GARAGE Issue 16.

by GARAGE Magazine
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Feb 20 2019, 5:39pm

Jacket by SACAI. 

In a series of self-portraits commissioned for GARAGE, Paul Mpagi Sepuya assembles his friends and blurs boundaries between artist and subject, as he slips in and out of the frame in his Los Angeles studio.

JAYFOURWORLD (left) wears trousers by ACNE; Paul (right) wears top by KENZO and trousers by VALENTINO.
JAYFOURWORLD (left) wears trousers by ACNE; Paul (right) wears top by KENZO and trousers by VALENTINO.
Alberto (left) wears pants by PRABAL GURUNG and shoes by ACNE STUDIOS; Rafa (right) wears shirt, jacket, trousers, and shoes by LOUIS VUITTON.
Alberto (left) wears pants by PRABAL GURUNG and shoes by ACNE STUDIOS; Rafa (right) wears shirt, jacket, trousers, and shoes by LOUIS VUITTON.
Xavier wears MARNI.
Xavier wears MARNI.
William wears sweater and trousers by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN.
William wears sweater and trousers by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN.
From left: Karis wears dress by AMBUSH; William wears trousers by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN; Alberto; Paul wears his own shirt and shoes, trousers by DRIES VAN NOTEN.
From left: Karis wears dress by AMBUSH; William wears trousers by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN; Alberto; Paul wears his own shirt and shoes, trousers by DRIES VAN NOTEN.
Matthew (left) wears hat by AMBUSH, socks and shoes by MARNI.
Matthew (left) wears hat by AMBUSH, socks and shoes by MARNI.

Credits: Sittings Editor Darren Kinoshita, Groomer John Jones IV, Talents Alberto Cortes, Karis Wilde, William Wasserman, Rafa Reynoso, Xavier Cha, JAYFOURWORLD, Matthew Savitsky, Howin Wong, Fashion assistant Jared Ellner, Production Darren Kinoshi

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Paul Mpagi Sepuya
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self portraits
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